India, April 7 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday promised that her government would find a way to save the jobs of what she termed were deserving candidates following the orders of the Supreme Court in the bribes-for-jobs case, and urged teaching- and non-teaching staff to continue working.

"Till I am alive I won't allow anyone to take away jobs of the deserving candidates. This is my commitment. Don't think we have accepted this (verdict). I may be sent to jail for saying this. But I don't care," Banerjee said while addressing a gathering of affected teachers at Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium.

"Do you think I am a fool that I will cancel all the jobs despite knowing they are deserving? This can't be. Have faith."...